Fred S. Gichner correspondence
Extent and Medium
folders
7
Creator(s)
- Fred S. Gichner
Biographical History
Fred S. Gichner (1870-1956) was born in Bielitz, Austria (now Bielsko-Biała, Poland) and was trained in ornamental ironwork in Vienna. He immigrated to the United States in the late 1880s, and established the Fred S. Gichner Iron Works in Washington, D.C. During the late 1930s and early 1940s he provided affidavits and financial assistance to help relatives in Europe immigrate to the United States.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Judith and Max Bernhardt donated Fred S. Gichner correspondence to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1999.
Scope and Content
The Fred S. Gichner correspondence contains letters and telegrams documenting Gichner’s help in supporting the American immigration of the families of his European cousins, Maurice (Moritz) and David Bronner, largely facilitated by the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS).
System of Arrangement
The Fred S. Gichner correspondence is arranged as a single series: I. Fred S. Gichner correspondence, 1938-1949 (bulk 1938-1941)
Subjects
- Jewish refugees--Belgium--Antwerp.
- United States--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
- Lisbon (Portugal)
- Jewish refugees--United States.
- Jewish refugees--Palestine.
- Jewish refugees--Portugal--Lisbon.
- Antwerp (Belgium)
Genre
- Document